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Bye and BlackBird Agree on Electric Airplane Buy

BlackBird Air believes that electric airplanes will help lower barriers to entry for general aviation travelers.
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Avionics

ForeFlight Adds Takeoff/Landing Performance

ForeFlight's new runway performance feature will encourage pilots to calcuate performance more often.
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Safety

ELT Maker Eases 406-MHz Frequency Transition

Artex is currently offering rebates to customers who replace their aging, obsolete 121.5/243 MHz frequency emergency locator transmitters.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Expands ODA Privileges

Under West Star's ODA, the newest privileges enable all four of its main locations to complete projects without submittal of a PNL letter.
Security

Drone Pamphleteer Heads To Federal Court

Drone pilot Tracey Mapes charged with busting TFRs over NFL stadiums in 2017.
Safety

New York Operator Earns IS-BAO Stage III

Long Island-based ExcelAire joins a select group of companies to climb the ladder of the voluntary SMS-driven program.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Plans To Have U.S./Canada 5G ATG Network in 2021

Gogo today announced plans to build a 5G air-to-ground network in the contiguous U.S. and Canada that would be available for bizav users in 2021.
Avionics

JetSupport Tapped for First Euro G5000 Excel Upgrade

The Amsterdam-based MRO will offer the Garmin upgrade, which is expected to enter service in early summer.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Clay Lacy's OXC Site Gets Part 145 Approval

he approval gives Clay Lacy its third FAA Part 145 repair station, joining others at Van Nuys and McClellan-Palomar Airports, both in California.
Regulations and Government

Thailand’s Latest Safety Rating Meets ICAO Target

Thailand passed its latest milestone in an effort to regain FAA Category 1 status.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Builds First Latitude Air Ambulance for Norway

Textron Aviation Builds First Latitude Air Ambulance for Norway
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Aircraft

Poland Seeks F-35As

Fifth-generation fighters are due to replace Poland's Soviet-era survivors
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Airlines

KLM Secures Large Uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

The Dutch airline’s 10-year commitment is part of a new SAF production plant in the Netherlands.

Long-time Broker and NARA Co-founder Johnny Gantt Dies

He helped found the formerly-known NARA in 1991 to pursue a code of ethics in the business of acquiring, selling, and trading aircraft.
FBOs

Louisiana FBO Expands with Rival Purchase

BTR Jet at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport will acquire Executive Aviation this summer, and embark on a major construction project.
Airlines

Indian Airlines' Fortunes Turn following Jet Airways Failure

The subcontinent’s carriers benefit from the sudden opening of slots at Mumbai and Delhi.
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Airlines

Garuda Lays Plans To Scale Back Operations

The Indonesian flag carrier will drop unprofitable routes and cut frequencies on those registering low load factors.
FBOs

After 49 Years, Dulles Aviation Calls It Quits

The long-time service provider at Manassas Regional Airport has closed its location in the face of looming competition and lease disagreements.
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Aircraft

C3 Aerospace Soon To Begin Its First A320 Freighter Conversion

C Cubed plans to induct its first A320 for freighter conversion in about a month, according to IBA Group.
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Rotorcraft

Skyports and Volocopter Building 'Volo-Port' in Singapore

Companies join forces to build first urban air mobility passenger terminal in Singapore
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Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Calls for AS350/EC130 Fuel System Mods

EASA is recommending, but not mandating, that operators of Airbus AS350/EC130 helicopters install crash-resistant fuel systems.
Safety

DEF Contamination Downs Two Citations

Yet another incident of diesel exhaust fluid contamination nearly caused two Citation 550s to crash.
Aircraft

Saab Advances with Gripen E Test Program

The program for a new-generation Gripen program is accelerating with a third aircraft shortly to fly and production ramping up.
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Aircraft

RAF F-35s Deploy for Lightning Dawn

The first deployment by UK F-35s to Cyprus will not involve combat operations, says the RAF.
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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Grounds Tamarack Atlas-equipped CJs

Tamarack maintains that two previously issued service bulletins remedy control issues in Citations equipped with active load-alleviating winglets.
Aircraft

Philippines Considering Surplus P-3C Orions

An acquisition of just one Orion would significantly boost maritime patrol capability in a region of growing tension.
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Aircraft

Airbus Eyes New Narrowbody Opportunities in Africa

The European airframer has placed a team in Nigeria in an effort to tap the Western African country’s particularly strong potential.
Regulations and Government

Gibraltar Looks To Establish Aircraft Registry

The British territory intends to start with private aircraft registration.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Edge Delves into Dealer Business with New Division

The firm raised new capital and is dedicating more than $100 million to Jet Edge Partners and has brought two veteran aircraft salesman to steer the unit.
Aircraft

U.S. Defense Contractors See Hypersonic Ramp-up

Raytheon and Lockheed Martin share in more than $3 billion in U.S. contracts for hypersonic weapons development.
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